as in to purify
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The Old Testament story of the scapegoat—a goat burdened by human sins and exiled into the wilderness in order to purify the community—inspired Hepburn Ferrer’s latest body of work.—
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Clay ingredients like kaolin or bentonite can help minimize the appearance of whiteheads by purifying the skin and reducing oiliness.11 Non-Comedogenic Products Choose skincare and makeup products labeled as non-comedogenic, meaning they are formulated not to clog pores.—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Wash gently: Use a soft washcloth when cleansing your baby’s face, and do not rub the skin.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The material included a history of Nazi Germany, reports on violence in modern Sri Lanka, documents about war in Chechnya, a book on clan cleansing in Somalia, academic reports on the Rwandan genocide and a paper on punishments used on enslaved people on 18th-century British plantations.—
Megan Specia,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Since a chastening defeat to Coco Gauff in Toronto in 2022, Sabalenka has completely remade her serve, eliminating the sprees of double faults that used to pepper her matches.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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But his tenure has also been punctuated by a number of chastening defeats and performances over the last two seasons have heaped pressure on the manager.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
28 Oct. 2024
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None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.—
Benjamin Kirby,
Quartz Africa,
1 May 2020
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Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
22 June 2019
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Off to Buffalo: Will the last demon exorcised from Empower Field please turn out the lights?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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At the 2023 Australian Open, Andreeva, then 16, served notice of her talent for tennis and exorcising demons in a third-round match against Diane Parry of France.—
James Hansen,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Lustrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustrate. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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